All Books-A-Million Locations Across Country Host ‘Community Book
Drives’ to Benefit Local Schools

June 03, 2014 03:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Books-A-Million, Inc. (NASDAQ: BAMM) announces today that all 258 of its
stores across the country have begun hosting Community Book Drives until
July 5. Each participating Books-A-Million location has selected a local
K-12 grade school in their community that will receive the books
collected in the drive.

Books-A-Million has hosted book drives in recent years that have been
very successful, and hopes to continue the trend of serving local
communities through these efforts. “Books-A-Million is invested in our
communities and we are able to hold successful book drives through the
generosity of our customers,” said Terrance G. Finley, President and
Chief Executive Officer of Books-A-Million, Inc. “Knowing these efforts
are going to benefit over 250 schools is thrilling, and we are looking
forward to another successful event,” he stated.

Local schools have provided Books-A-Million with a wish list of books.
Some of the popular wish list items include bestselling series such as
Mary Pope Osborne’s Magic Treehouse, James Dean’s Pete the Cat,
Barbara Park’s Junie B. Jones, James Patterson’s Middle School,
Jeff Kinney’s Diary of a Wimpy Kid, John Grisham’s Theodore
Boone, Veronica Roth’s Divergent, and Suzanne Collins TheHunger Games.

“We are so excited to be able to collect donations for Skipstone
Academy,” said Sharon Vacula, General Manager of the McDonough,
Georgia Books-A-Million. “I cannot think of a better way to have a more
positive impact on education in our community.”

Chris Cline, General Manager of the Books-A-Million in Homewood, Alabama
affirmed, “This book drive is a great way to connect our customers
directly with the needs of Homewood City Schools.”

Customers can contact their local Books-A-Million for more information.

About Books-A-Million, Inc.

Books-A-Million, Inc. is one of the nation’s leading book retailers and
sells on the Internet at www.booksamillion.com.
The Company presently operates 258 stores in 33 states and the District
of Columbia. The Company operates large superstores under the names
Books-A-Million (BAM!), Books & Co. and 2nd & Charles, and traditional
bookstores operating under the names Bookland and Books-A-Million. Also
included in the Company’s retail operations is the operation of Yogurt
Mountain Holding, LLC, a retailer and franchisor of self-serve frozen
yogurt stores with 41 locations. The Company also develops and manages
commercial real estate investments through its subsidiary, Preferred
Growth Properties. The common stock of Books-A-Million, Inc. is traded
on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol BAMM. For more
information, visit the Company’s corporate website at www.booksamillioninc.com.